RAM 1500 EcoDiesel Productions Ends in January

dodge guy wrote:
Coming from a certified diesel tech, great!!! Any diesel with the word ECO in its name is a ticking time bomb!

Even the newer HD diesels aren’t as reliable due to the emissions carp they slap onto it!

Yeah, like most things, some have no issues and others do.
I wouldn’t call the eco diesel a disaster. I’d still take 1 or them over 3 6.0 or 6.4 Flowerjokes.
But they were not without their issues.

MitchF150 wrote:
So, I remember that whole "If it came with a diesel, I'd get one too" said a lot as well..

To be fair, things changed. Pre-2007, it made sense. Then the 2007 emissions, and 2010 emissions, came along and the industry's solutions to those regulations have given diesels a bad rap and removed any financial benefit to owning one.

Then the manufacturers' offerings have been lackluster, overpriced, "plagued with issues" (perceived or real is irrelevant).

Coming from a certified diesel tech, great!!! Any diesel with the word ECO in its name is a ticking time bomb!

Even the newer HD diesels aren’t as reliable due to the emissions carp they slap onto it!

2112 wrote:

I'm old enough to remember way back when on RV.net a lot of people said if they would just make a 1/2 ton diesel I would buy it.

I was holding out for a Ford F150 diesel but they brought out the EB instead.

The F150 had a 3.0 "Power Stroke" option from 2018-2021.

The "Power Boost" and now the new "Lightning" are going to the "EV" trend now..

I think I've seen maybe 2 or 3 of those 3.0 Power Stroke F150's EVER..

Same with the other 1/2 tons with the oil burner option.. So, I remember that whole "If it came with a diesel, I'd get one too" said a lot as well..

They cost some 3 grand more right off the top just for the engine option, but you still didn't get any additional payload, and they probably weighed more too..

Mitch

Well it's all water under the bridge now. They want us to all go electric. I wonder what the EPA would say if I built a propane powered steam engine car or truck that could pull a trailer?

I'm old enough to remember way back when on RV.net a lot of people said if they would just make a 1/2 ton diesel I would buy it.

I was holding out for a Ford F150 diesel but they brought out the EB instead.

I predicted this a while back and ever since Ram got scolded by the EPA for their emissions violation and had to stop production and sales, the EcoDiesel never really got back to mainstream and never seen a commercial on them again.

I did my part. Bought a new 2020 Silverado 3.0 diesel.I currently pull a 2022 Grand Design Imagine.

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

mkirsch wrote:
They are apparently not good sellers. Otherwise they would find a way to keep them coming.

Same as this whole thing about them getting rid of the Challenger and Charger. They're not selling well or they would find a way to keep making them.

I'm old enough to remember way back when on RV.net a lot of people said if they would just make a 1/2 ton diesel I would buy it. Well, they made it and I guess a lot of those people were not telling the truth. Or not enough of them anyway.

Does Nissan still even make that Cummins thing? That thing cost as much as a 3/4 ton and got the fuel mileage of a 3/4 ton and had a payload of a Dodge Colt.

Nope the Titan/Cummins is looong gone.

Locally diesel is 50% higher than reg gas. That takes the shine off owning a diesel unless one really is needed for towing. And most trucks are not used for towing.